At 4:15 AM 9/12/96, Adamsc wrote:

I've always wondered if the makers of mailer software couldn't include a delay option, so that, say, a message might be held for 10 minutes and then sent. Imagine how many of the "Sorry about x; I meant y" posts we'd never see.

I expect there would be little effect. I suspect most of us write articles, send them out, and only notice the mistakes, typos, whatever when they are pointed out. (Very few people reread their posts prior to seeing them on the list an hour or two later, is my strong hunch. A delay of 10 minutes would not inspire many to read and reread their posts...most likely they'd just move on to other articles, other posts, and the 10 minute delay would be utterly inconsequential.) --Tim May We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, I know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1,257,787-1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."